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Hi there, Making change on your own is not easy—but when you find people who are passionate about the same issues as you are, a lot can happen. That’s just one of the lessons that 200 young leaders learned as they ended their six-month journey in the Community Leadership Corps. Over the last several months, these leaders identified an issue in their community and began their journey to tackle it.   For example, Info 312, a group based in our home of Chicago, discovered just how much trouble parents with small children were having accessing food banks after work. So the four young leaders decided to create a way to make food banks more accessible for everyone in their community.   And in Hartford, Connecticut, five young women who call themselves Team H.E.R. recognized how many young people around the city didn’t have access to banking and resolved to develop a financial literacy program to help them manage and navigate their financial futures. From meeting community members for one-on-one conversations to exploring what it means to be a design thinker and develop projects with the end user in mind, these members tried, tested, and improved their projects throughout the year. Though their program is over, the journey is not. These young people are committing to taking the next step to stay active in their communities—and we hope you’ll share a few words of encouragement with them as they carry forward. —The Obama Foundation     Donate today to support young leaders and changemakers: DONATE